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...were a length up,” said Adomanis, who is also a Crimson editorial editor. “Like many crews, they race best when they get comfortable, and we let them get too comfortable off the line.” He said that Harvard’s speed off the line had not yet been a focus in practice, which accounted for the boat’s slow start on Saturday. “We just weren’t fast enough off the line, which we can work...
...every week we need to work to get faster.” And the Black and White is doing just that. After leading against the Golden Bears last weekend but failing to close out the victory, the crew turned the tide on Saturday, coming from behind, finding its speed, and blowing by both Princeton and Cornell to win with a time of 6:54.9. The Tigers came in second with a time of 7:00.5, and Cornell pulled up the rear with a 7:22.7 posting. After trailing over the first 500 meters, the varsity eight settled into its cadence...
...Since the incident, the U.S. and Italy have come up with opposing conclusions: the Americans clearing Lozano of wrongdoing, the Italians finding fault with the way the checkpoint was set up, with the warnings their agents in the car received and disputing American accounts of the car's speed. Sgrena has since written a book about the incident entitled Friendly Fire and alleged that she and the Italians were specifically targeted and that the U.S. investigation was a cover-up, But the story has rarely been told from the perspective of Lozano, the grandson of an Italian immigrant. Now, however...
...mist. Lozano says he immediately turned on his extremely high wattage flashlight and aimed it at the driver signaling him to stop. He says a soldier in the other Humvee also flashed a green laser pointer at the driver. But, according to Lozano, the car did not reduce its speed. Lozano says his spotlight signal had proven effective in either stopping or turning around all other vehicles that night. When the vehicle passed the warning line and did not stop, Lozano says the soldiers at the checkpoint interpreted this as a hostile act by an unknown intruder. "Hey, this vehicle...
...this is still very much Brock’s party. Even when inevitable future singles like “Florida” and “Fly Trapped in a Jar” settle into a groove, Brock keeps chomping at the bit, pushing the entire thing full speed ahead in his own game of musical brinksmanship. It’s only when the reins are let go a little bit and the songs are allowed to spiral in on each other that the album really hits its stride. “Parting of the Sensory” only hints...